Category: News Transcript Opinion
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IN THE NEWS
The adventure begins Mark Rosman I t was 7:35 a.m. on Aug. 27 when my son, Nate, called me in response to my earlier telephone message in which I asked him if he was going to make it to his 8 a.m. economics class at Penn State University. When he called me back, he said…
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Ronald Utread Stem Jr.
Mr. Stem, 79, of Freehold, died Aug. 14, 2013, at home. He was a truck driver for J.M. Ahle, South River, for 10 years. Mr. Stem was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was predeceased by a son, Ronald Utread Stem III; and a grandson. Surviving are his longtime companion, Mildred Divins;…
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Democrats keep telling the same old story
A nother year, another story about the Lucas land deal. Does the Manalapan Democratic Party’s ex-chairman really think the entire state was in collusion with Andrew Lucas to pay him to preserve his farm? This case has been reviewed by the state’s ethics/finance board twice and (it was) found that nothing illegal or unethical was…
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The positives of seeing kids leave the nest
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch A lthough I have a hard time when my children head off to their campus home, Iām here to announce that I am starting to see the bright side of things. In fact, my optimism really kicked in when I did the wash this past week. Did you know…
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Lucille M. Crimmins
Mrs. Crimmins, 88, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 15, 2013, at Wedgewood Gardens. She was employed as a secretary for the Freehold Regional High School District, retiring in 1985. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward F. Crimmins, in 1983; a brother, Louis Laugel; and a sister, Matilda Laugel. Surviving are a son, Joseph Crimmins…
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Project would not have been fair to residents
I am writing in response to the letter to the editor from Joel Bohm (“Manalapan’s Loss Is Another Town’s Gain,” News Transcript, Aug. 21) bemoaning the fact that the Catena Auto Group has elected to build an Audi dealership in Freehold Township after being denied the opportunity to do so in Manalapan earlier this year.…
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Viewpoint
All good things come to an end Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even…
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Residents had good reason to oppose plan
Perhaps we are being selfish in blocking car dealerships from being built in very close proximity to our homes. Yes, we selfishly protested this so we and our children would not be exposed to all the poisonous fluids and gases that typically are found in businesses as that proposed car dealership. The term NIMBY does…
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Reversing climate change requires action now
I f you are at least 30 years old, here are some ways the climate has changed during your lifetime. Moisture in the atmosphere is up 5 percent, which means the cycle of evaporation and precipitation has changed. When there is more moisture in the air, there is more to come down when it rains…
